World Number One

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  Ex-World Number One Simona Halep Announces Retirement After Home Defeat

  Former tennis world number one Simona Halep announced her retirement on Tuesday after her first-round defeat at the WTA Cluj-Napoca tournament in her native Romania.

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  Magnus Carlsen Got Beaten By 9-Year-Old From Bangladesh? FIDE Master's Stunning Claim

  Bangladesh FIDE Master Naim Haque has made a sensational claim regarding world number one Magnus Carlsen.

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  WHO Exit, Work From Home Ends: List Of Executive Orders Signed By Trump

  Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders, including one entailing the nation's withdrawal from the World Health Organisation.

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  Shaky Aryna Sabalenka Overcomes Serve Struggles To Stay Alive In Melbourne

  Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled through serving woes Wednesday to make the Australian Open third round, but it was a less-than-convincing display by the world number one

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  Putin's "No. 1 Enemy" Says Russian Leader Stole Over $1 Trillion From His Own People

  A staunch Kremlin critic described as "Vladimir Putin's number one enemy" has claimed that the Russian President has stolen more than a trillion dollars from his own people.

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  Naomi Osaka Into First Semi-Final Since 2022 Ahead Of Australian Open

  Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first semi-final since 2022 after fighting back at the Auckland Classic on Friday.

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  Novak Djokovic's Australian Open Preparations Take Hit With Loss To Reilly Opelka

  Former world number one Novak Djokovic's Australian Open preparations suffered a blow Friday as he was bundled out of the Brisbane International by towering American Reilly Opelka.

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  India Chess Star R Vaishali Clinches Women's Bronze In World Blitz Championship

  In the 'Open' section, world number one Magnus Carlsen and Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the Blitz title after three sudden-death games failed to produce a winner.

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  Issued Over 1 Million Nonimmigrant Visas To Indians For 2nd Year: US Embassy

  The US mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the US.

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  Hungry Aryna Sabalenka Ready For More Slam Success

  World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is "fresh and ready to go" in her bid for a third straight Australian Open title, warning she has plenty of room for improvement.

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  Google Slashes 10% Of Managerial Staff In Hunt For 'Googleyness': Report

  Google Layoffs: Google has laid off 10 per cent of its managerial staff as part of a long-running campaign to increase efficiency by double that number, multiple news reports said Wednesday.

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  Remittances To India As Much As Pakistan, Bangladesh Budgets Combined: 5 Facts

  India has, for years, been the country receiving highest remittances globally, and this year was no different. India retained the number one spot of being the country which saw the maximum amount of monetary inflow - $129 billion - from its diaspora.

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  Trump Gets Unexpected Boost From An Unlikely Section Of Voters

  In Phoenix, Arizona, Jimmy Archuleta is happy with Donald Trump's victory. The car mechanic is one of a growing number of Americans of Hispanic origin cheering on the Republican's return to power.

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  Asian Cuisine Is Set To Take Over The World, Reveals 'Future Of Food' Report 2025

  Can an Asian restaurant become the number one restaurant in the world? That future is now entirely possible, says the report.

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  Jannik Sinner Wins Shanghai Masters To Deny Novak Djokovic 100th Career Title

  World number one Jannik Sinner defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Shanghai Masters.